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Answering Reader Mail: Transitioning to a Hollywood EA

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

"What is the best career path advice or source for career path advice/strategy to go from EA at a top private equity firm to EA with development potential with a production company?" And anyone can email me questions and I respond only via this blog, not to your personal address. What a great question! You can just write “Thx!”

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

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Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. Please enter your real name, not your company, product or services name. Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!) Offer internships / work experience to local students or hire them on a part-time basis.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. The point of the email is to check in with that person - ask how they are and ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.

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Standard Operating Procedures: Tips for Creating Business Systems | Office Organization & Office Efficiency | OfficeArrow

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Text size: You work in a small department where each of your coworkers handles a different function, yet all the parts are interconnected and result in the final finished product or service. Learn about all the benefits of becoming a member or Sign up Now! OfficeArrow: Working Together for You. Business systems are beneficial, too.

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Answering Reader Mail: How Long is it Fair to be a Temp for a Job?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

After only 2 weeks, I found a great company through a staffing agency and the position was full time working for a wonderful CEO. The staffing agent asked if I was open to temp to perm, even though the position was for a full time EA, he feels the CEO may need time to see if it is a good fit. How long do you think is fair?

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Answering Reader Mail: Finding Temp Agencies in Los Angeles

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JH recently wrote me and asked the following question, "With so many temp agencies out there, I don't know which is/isn't good. I was wondering if you could give me the name of the temp agency you worked with. The best strategy is to sign up with every single temp agency in town. Thanks so much in advance!"

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Guest Post: What Makes Virtual Administrative Assistants Work?

Laughing all the Way to Work

Dates (Writing out dates) Diagnosis or Diagnoses Dictionaries Due to Electronic dictionaries Email Salutations Exclamation marks versus question marks Expressing Currencies Expressing Time Fewer vs. Less Further vs Farther Grammar or Style Hope: the Word??